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Definition of latent adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

latent

adjective

/ˈleɪtnt/

/ˈleɪtnt/

[usually before noun]

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existing, but not yet clear, active or well developed
- latent disease
- These children have a huge reserve of latent talent.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Latent is used with these nouns:
demand
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin latent- ‘being hidden’, from the verb latere.

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